Abstract
Unixial compression tests have been conducted to investigate the influence of bridge length between two collinear cracks on the specimen strength and fracture patterns. Based on the local connectivity rate of cracks, the evolution of the fracture patterns of the bridge is illustrated. It can be concluded that the sensitivity of the strength to the bridge length is reduced as the connectivity rate, L, is higher than 0.8. The fracture pattern composed of tensile and shear fracture will be induced in rock bridges when the bridges are short. Wing cracks develop well as the distance between prefabricated cracks increases, however, the fracture events caused by the conjunction of the secondary cracks are restrained.
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